On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Director, Clinical Psychologist and Advanced Accredited Schema Therapist, Natasha Jivan. Tash is the Director of Collective Health Co, alongside Director Danielle Welch & Director Nicola Moine on the beautiful Sunshine Coast. Tash has also been a Registered Nurse, a Clinical Nurse and an Eating Disorder Coordinator for Queensland Health. Working in both inpatient and outpatient settings before working in private practice where she has now been working for the past 10 years. Tash has been working in the eating disorder space for most of her career with a special interest in treating clients with eating disorders, body image concerns, and trauma. Tash is a Board Approved Supervisor and is trained in eye movement desensitisation reprocessing, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectic behavioural therapy, CBTe, SSCM as well as Maudsley family-based approach and attachment-based family therapy. Providing evidence-based interventions for children, adolescents, and adults with various presentations.

On this week’s episode Tash will be exploring various aspects of Schema Therapy in relation to unmet needs, maladaptive schemas, and developmental needs from childhood. Exploring tools used in Schema Therapy such as Imagery rescripting and healthy modes of functioning such as the healthy adult or happy child. Supporting people to become more aware of the impact of childhood wounds, attachments, traumas, and unmet needs. Especially in relation to the treatment and support of people struggling with eating disorders or disordered eating. So please welcome our next special guest Tash!

Podcast Summary:

1. Schemas are beliefs that we develop in the context of unmet needs

2. Core early maladaptive schemas such as abandonment, rejection, emotional deprivation, defectiveness shame and more

3. Core developmental needs around safety, stability, support, emotional expression, limit setting, autonomy, fun and play

4. Expressing needs and emotions as a key need presenting with eating disorders

5. Self-sacrificing needs and self-punishment

6. Meeting the needs of the vulnerable child with the support of the healthy adult

Links to Tash and Collective Health Co:

Website: https://collectivehc.com.au/

Instagram: @collectivehealthco

Facebook: Collective Health Co

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

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